Socio-emotional learning for young people Brazil

Dear Revoar's friends and supporters,

You helped us make it happen! And we are very thankful because it was a great experience with positive and consistency results as you can see with this three testimonies:

“Thank you! Spread the word. Look for more young people, especially among Black and marginalized youth! Every young person should have access to these opportunities. Congratulations to all involved!” (V.M., participant)

“I can only be thankful, from the opportunity to keep in touch via e-mail, where I received the invitation from the CIEE to take the course, which is related to my area of training, to the opportunity for personal self-deepening, the meetings were lighthearted, enlightening, animated, with incredible exchanges and I finish satisfied with the course, I believe the mission was very well accomplished.”(Q.A, participant)

“The course was wonderful! It made me think about my priorities and how to plan for my future. It was a really great experience. I can say that I feel more confident.” (A.C, participant)

The project Vocational Awakening and Life Project carried out by Instituto Revoar in partnership with Department of Social-Human Rights Education and with the Center for Business-School Integration ( CIEE) took place in August and September 2021. The project was carried out in synchronous and asynchronous format, with six online and live meetings lasting 2 hours each, with a synchronous workload of 10 hours of activities, and approximately 6 hours of asynchronous activities. The project had a total workload of 16 hours.

The project started with the participation of 30 young people aged between 23 and 30 who had already participated in a training project coordinated by the CIEE, but most of whom were outside the labor market and needed support for this moment of search for a professional activity. Of the 30 young people who started the course, 28 received the certificate of completion after fulfilling the requirement of being present and building a life project.

At the end of the process, participants filled out an evaluation questionnaire and we are happy to share with you some of the results:

• 100% of the young participants rated the course as excellent (maximum grade).
• 100% of the young participants felt that the Course supported them in their lives at this time.
• The project methodology was considered VERY GOOD for 100% of the participants

The main reasons that the participants pointed out as justification for the evaluations they gave were:

1) the process carried out contributed to making them feel more confident and motivated.

2) have greater clarity about themselves and connected with their dreams, skills, values and interests.

3) they managed to set goals for the short to medium term and identified ways to reach these goals consolidated in the life project.

Despite the limitations of the online format, the applied methodology seeks to create a welcoming and trusting environment, and this was perceived throughout the process where young people could express themselves, listen and support each other, guided by the Revoar facilitators.

We believe that the project has had very positive results and, once again, we thank every supporter of our work.

In the attached document we share more results, testimonies and photos of the project!

Gratefully yours,

Instituto Revoar

Dear Revoar´s friends and supporters,

Instituto Revoar is happy to share the activities of the planning phase of the project Vocational Awakening and Life Project to be carried out in partnership with the Department of Social-Human Rights Education and with the Center for Business-School Integration ( CIEE).

The Project is scheduled to start in August 2021 and is being designed especially for young people in situations of social vulnerability who are part of a project coordinated by the Secretariat and CIEE.

There will be five classes of 2 hours each, which will take place once a week, with a total workload of 10 hours. In this process, we will explore the dreams, values, interests and strengths of each young person, through different activities and methodologies, relating these aspects to decision-making for the future. This process of self-knowledge will be consolidated into a Life Project where young people will also train thinking about their next steps and actions based on the path undertaken with Revoar.

The synchronous classes will take place in online format, via Zoom, in addition to complementary activities to be carried out individually and between classes, which will be proposed as a way of deepening and reflecting on the issues addressed during the live meetings.

The young people who will participate in the project will be selected by the Secretariat and the CIEE and Revoar is in contact with these institutions to define the group of approximately 30 young people who will start this journey of self-knowledge with the support of Revoar!

We will send more information about the Project's realization phase as soon as it has started!

We would like to thank you once again for contributing to the viability of this Project and for your confidence in Revoar's work. Your support makes our work possible!

Gratefully yours,

Instituto Revoar

Links:

• http://www.instagram.com/projetorevoar/